OREGON (KTVZ) — Oregon hospitals experienced significant financial losses in 2025, leading to the closure of service lines and inpatient beds. More than 1,000 health care workers across the state lost their jobs. The Hospital Association of Oregon warns that further impacts from H.R. one are expected to deepen this crisis. These challenges underscore the
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Wildfires in the hardest-hit regions of Spain and France stabilized, but temperatures are expected to surpass 100 degrees Fahrenheit in both countries. Watch as rescuers carry a distressed deer to safety. 🔥 Get your forecast in the CNN Weather app Here’s what else you might
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond Community Presbyterian Church is organizing a baby supply drive to assist Warm Springs Presbyterian Church, whose Food and Supply Pantry is critically low on essential baby items. The drive, collecting baby formula, diapers and wipes, is underway now through Wednesday, Aug. 5. The collection effort was initiated after Warm Springs
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OREGON (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Emergency Management is warning residents to be cautious of fraudulent schemes following widespread damage from current wildfires. The agency highlighted potential scams targeting both charitable donations and essential recovery efforts like debris removal and home repairs across Oregon communities. The warnings come as the Oregon Department of Emergency
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DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — The United Way of Central Oregon today announced it awarded $49,000 in Emergency Food & Shelter Grants to ten local nonprofit agencies. The funding will support financially vulnerable residents across Deschutes County. This funding, originating from Deschutes County video lottery revenue, is distributed by the United Way of Central Oregon
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Right now, the City of Bend is working on several street preservation projects. This week, they’re chipsealing some busy streets, including Mt. Washington Drive, Olney and Revere avenues, and Purcell Boulevard. Brosterhous Road from the railroad undercrossing to Windsor Drive is now closed for construction on the Azalia and Windsor Septic to Sewer Project.
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Almost no other country in the world is rocked by such frequent and damaging earthquakes as Japan – an island nation that sits on the boundary of four tectonic plates, the constantly-shifting slabs of the Earth’s crust. It also lies on the “Ring of Fire,” a 25,000-mile arc that
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By Andy Rose, CNN Winder, Georgia (CNN) — Dark clouds hung over the Barrow County Judicial Courthouse, both outside and inside, as more than 100 people sloshed through a soggy parking lot to hear Colt Gray take responsibility for the lives he had taken, along with the ones that he forever changed. Victims of the
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fire officials announced tonight that the Akawa Butte Fire is 10% contained and now fully surrounded by hand lines and dozer lines. The update was provided during a community meeting held in Sisters earlier this evening, where officials reported the containment level had doubled in just a few hours. The progress
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A Delta jet that aborted a landing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport got so close to a plane taking off that anti-collision alarms sounded in both aircraft, according to air traffic control audio of the incident. Delta flight 1568, flying from Pittsburgh, was coming in for a landing in
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HARNEY COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Multiple major wildfires in Harney County are burning across rangeland and timber, sending smoke across eastern Oregon and threatening rural highways, ranches and small communities. Together, the fires have scorched well over 300,000 acres, and incident managers say hot, dry and windy conditions are keeping crews busy on several fronts.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Multiple wildfires burning near Prineville have merged into a larger fire now being called the Crosswhite West Fire. The Crosswhite, Brewer, Box Springs, and Green Mountain fires are now being managed together as part of the Rowe Creek Complex West Zone. Officials say the combined fire is burning over a quarter-million
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By Aaron Cooper, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — American Airlines flights have resumed after a nationwide ground stop was issued for less than an hour Tuesday evening due to an IT outage, the airline said. “A technology issue briefly impacted connectivity for some of our systems on Tuesday evening. Systems are coming back online now
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to the severity and international response, Central Oregon’s wildfires have gained worldwide attention. On Tuesday, KTVZ’s Claire Elmer had the opportunity to provide an update on containment efforts in Crook and Wheeler Counties on FOX Weather.
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WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Warm Springs community is currently dealing with the impacts of the Bench Fire, which has destroyed multiple homes as well as forced many residents to evacuate.If you would like to help those impacted by the fire, please refer to the information below. Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Seeks Community
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By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru’s president Tuesday after winning a close election that set an unprecedented milestone in Latin America. She edged out Roberto Sánchez, a candidate who had more support within the country but ended up losing after votes from citizens living abroad were counted. It’s the first
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! If you’ve spent your career in the private sector, chances are you won’t get a pension. Good news, though: You can turn part of your retirement savings into a paycheck for life — it just requires careful planning. Here’s what else you might have missed
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests at US airports are raising alarm among attorneys who say they are happening more frequently, citing a series of incidents where passengers have been abruptly swept up by agents when they’re traveling. The federal agency, which is charged with the arrest
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By Koko Nakajima, Alex Leeds Matthews, Renée Rigdon, Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, causing damage to buildings, killing several and injuring dozens in one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world. The earthquake was recorded on Kyushu, the southwesternmost of Japan’s four
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek ordered flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff on July 29th, 2026, in solemn remembrance of U.S. Navy Commander Gabriel Edwards. Commander Edwards died on July 1st, 2026, following an emergency helicopter landing in the Arabian Sea. Commander Edwards, a native of Oakland, Oregon, dedicated
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